Six weeks after rice farmers promised downward review of the price of rice across the country, it appears there is no succour yet in sight for Nigerians as the price has continued to increase astronomically.
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Stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the plan by the Onions Farmers Association to suspend the supply of the produce to the Southeast.
DAILY POST recalls that the National President of onion producers, Mr Aliyu Umar, had on May 30 said the association would suspend the supply of onions to the region following the deteriorating security situations in the area.
He alleged that two truckloads of the produce were recently hijacked by unknown gunmen in the region.
In an interview with NAN on Wednesday, some stakeholders in the sector lamented the outcome of the decision on both farmers and buyers in the affected region.